Play buttonThe Avengers 'Fortnite' lets you fight Thanos with Avengers weaponsEngadget - Matt BrianGrab Hawkeye's bow, Thor's Stormbreaker axe, Captain America's shield and Iron Man's repulsors. Legend has it that you must be truly worthy to be able to wield Thor's hammer, but thanks to Epic Games,
Lyft Lyft offers $2.50 flat fares for people living far from grocery storesEngadget - Rachel EnglandThe Grocery Access Program aims to make healthy food more accessible. We've seen a range of partnerships between ride-share apps and grocery stores in recent times. Walmart and Uber teamed up last year,
Mario Kart 'Mario Kart Tour' beta will arrive on phones next monthEngadget - Nick SummersStarting prepping those green shells. It's almost here! Today, Nintendo announced a "Closed Beta Test" for Mario Kart Tour, a long-delayed mobile spin-off that we currently know diddly-squat about. (Seriously,
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch passes the N64 in lifetime salesEngadget - Nick SummersNext up, the SNES. Nintendo sold 2.47 million Switch consoles in the three months leading up to March 31st, 2019, bringing lifetime sales to 34.74 million. That's a tad disappointing for the house of which
Next Nissan GT-R to likely feature hybridization and autonomous drivingEngadget - AutoblogAnyone want to be driven around the 'Ring in 7:08? By Jonathon Ramsey The first- and second-generation Nissan GT-R sold for four years, from 1969 to 1973. The R32 to R34 generations covered 13 years, 1989-2002.
Airbnb Airbnb may create original shows to spark the travel bugEngadget - Jon FingasIt could pitch you on destinations and profit when you go. Airbnb might not be content with hoping that you'll book a stay on your next vacation -- it may want to make that vacation more appealing in first
Indonesia Google launches Duo group video calling in 'select regions'Engadget - Nicole LeeThe feature is live in Indonesia and a few other countries. Google has been testing a group calling feature in Duo for the past few months, and now, it's actually live. Well, in a few countries at least.
Super Mario Maker 'Super Mario Maker 2' has a release date: June 28thEngadget - Richard LawlerMark your calendar. Four years after the first Super Mario Maker proved how hard it is to make videogames, its sequel is coming to the Switch. Nintendo dropped a preview trailer for Super Mario Maker a
India India lifts ban on TikTokEngadget - Amrita KhalidA high court moved to lift the ban on the popular video app. An Indian state court moved to lift a nationwide ban on the popular short-form video app TikTok. A nearly week-long ban in India on the app
Amazon Amazon tries bringing in lawyers for sellers claiming patent infringementEngadget - Christine FisherIt's meant to be a cheaper, faster alternative to traditional patent lawsuits. Amazon has been battling counterfeit products and knock-off goods for years. It's tried charging merchants large fees, creating
Play buttonAT&T Samsung's strange, gigantic Galaxy View is ready for round twoEngadget - Jon FingasIt's coming to AT&T on April 26th. You probably weren't looking for a sequel to Samsung's lap-crushing Galaxy View tablet, but you're getting one anyway. AT&T has teased the release of the Galaxy View
Tesla Tesla will begin selling its own in-house insurance 'in a month'Engadget - Andrew TarantolaThe company also looks to produce 7,000 vehicles a week Tesla released its Q1 2019 earnings on Wednesday and despite having a significant slowdown from the previous quarter, the company remains confident
Play buttonSynthesizers Implant turns brain signals into synthesized speechEngadget - Jon FingasIt could restore voices lost to neurological conditions. People with neurological conditions who lose the ability to speak can still send the brain signals used for speech (such as the lips, jaw and larynx),
Microsoft Microsoft's cloud business can't be stoppedEngadget - Devindra HardawarAnd its PC and productivity business remains strong, too. At this point, Microsoft's quarterly earnings reports sound like a broken record: Its cloud business is practically unstoppable, while its PC productivity
Technology Slack is adding email conversations and calendar integrationsEngadget - AJ DellingerIts search function is getting overhauled, too. In case you don't already count on Slack for just about every part of your work day, the business communications service is adding a whole bunch of new that
Facebook Facebook’s FTC fine could cost it between $3 and $5 billionEngadget - Edgar AlvarezThe company is still making tons of money, but its legal expenses are adding up. Although Facebook's growth has slowed down over the past year, all the controversies it has faced in recent months haven't
Microsoft Microsoft knows password-expiration policies are uselessEngadget - Christine FisherBut it isn’t doing away with them across the board, yet. Microsoft admitted today that password-expiration policies are a pointless security measure. Such requirements are "an ancient and obsolete mitigation
Play buttonOverwatch 'Overwatch' Workshop adds more custom options for heroes and modesEngadget - Kris HoltFans will have far more scope to get creative with a scripting mode. Overwatch fans have long been able to set up custom games (Ana Paintball, anyone?) and now they're getting a lot more options to flex
Play buttonNetflix What’s coming to Netflix in May: 'Wine Country' and Zac Efron as Ted BundyEngadget - AJ DellingerTiffany Haddish and Ali Wong also debut their new animated show 'Tuca and Bertie.' April showers bring May flowers, and apparently it also brings a lot of new content to Netflix. The streaming service
Apple Apple may unveil two new AirPod models by the end of 2019Engadget - Jon FingasOne of them could represent an 'all-new' design. Apple's refreshed AirPods might be just the start of a tidal wave of new models. Historically accurate analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Apple has two new
Bumble will use AI to detect unwanted nudesEngadget - Amrita KhalidA new “private detector” will warn users about graphic images. Artificial intelligence will soon weed out any NSFW photos a match sends to you on Bumble. The dating app that requires women to make the
Amazon Alexa Amazon Alexa auditors could reportedly access user locationsEngadget - Kris HoltAccording to Bloomberg, some workers could see data such as coordinates. It emerged earlier this month that thousands of Amazon employees are reviewing some Alexa recordings (which are captured after said
Reno, NV How Oppo fit a 10x zoom camera into its 5G phoneEngadget - Richard LaiThe cameras on the Europe-bound Reno flagships were five years in the making. Oppo may have already teased its first 5G smartphone in Zurich earlier this month, but today, the company is bringing its Reno
Trucks Penske debuts fast charging stations for electric delivery trucksEngadget - Christine FisherThey’re the first high-speed charging stations for heavy duty commercial EVs. Today, Penske Truck Leasing opened 14 DC fast charging stations at four facilities in Southern California. According to the
Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg debuts his own 'Tech and Society' podcastEngadget - Jon FingasSurprise: it frequently revolves around Facebook's plans. Yes, you read that correctly. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has launched his own podcast, Tech & Society with Mark Zuckerberg, that has the company
Christchurch Facebook's AI missed Christchurch shooting videos filmed in first-personEngadget - Christine FisherThe AI had never seen this kind of “first-person shooter video.” In the 24 hours after the Christchurch shooting, Facebook removed 1.5 million videos worldwide, but more than a month later, footage was
Amazon Go San Francisco could be the first US city to ban facial recognition techEngadget - Andrew TarantolaAmazon Go? More like Amazon Begone! The Chinese government has drawn widespread condemnation in recent months over its extensive use of public surveillance and facial recognition technology to monitor
Twitter Pew: Twitter users are younger and more Democratic than most AmericansEngadget - Christine FisherThe most active users are more likely to be women and to tweet regularly about politics. A recent report from the Pew Research Center says Twitter users are younger, more highly educated, have higher and
Google Google makes it easier to find work-from-home jobsEngadget - Kris HoltFilters should keep less-relevant roles out of your search results. While truck drivers can't operate their rigs from a home office just yet, telecommuting is an increasingly attractive option to many
Nintendo Nintendo's lower-cost Switch might arrive in late JuneEngadget - Jon FingasYou might not see more than a tweak of the regular model. That rumored lower-cost Switch might show up sooner than you think. Bloomberg sources maintain that Nintendo's more affordable console will "likely"
